Engineering and construction giants Dott Services Limited, a leading local construction firm celebrated 25 years of existence at their workshop at Namanve Industrial Park Mukono. The company’s Managing Director Venu Gopal Rao said it’s another milestone for them to celebrate silver jubilee. He thanked the workers for the effort they have put in the company which has made it to exist for this long. He said the company will triple their efforts and become even more better each year that passes by. Dott Services Limited’s 25 years of Reliable Infrastructure Services Dott Services Limited, a local construction firm has made…
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Saucy super model Doreen Kabareebe looks smashing hot in her latest photos. The model did a photoshoot to show that she is still hot and still a force to reckon with in fashion and modeling. “Don’t judge people, pray for them. We all sin different and all sin is equal in the eyes of the Lord,” she posted on the photos.
A global shortage of condoms is looming, the world’s biggest producer said, after a coronavirus lockdown forced it to shut down production. Malaysia’s Karex Bhd (KARE.KL) makes one in every five condoms globally. It has not produced a single condom from its three Malaysian factories in the past 10 days due to a lockdown imposed by the government to halt the spread of the virus. That’s already a shortfall of 100 million condoms, normally marketed internationally by brands such as Durex, supplied to state healthcare systems such as Britain’s NHS or distributed by aid programs such as the UN Population…
In a bid to further mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic, Airtel Uganda has partnered with a number of websites to provide free access to health tips and updates as well as education material for the school going children who are currently at home. This announcement comes a few days after the telecommunications company waived charges on the Airtel Money platform to enable subscribers send money to their loved ones at no charge and discourage the physical exchange of cash to curb the spread of the Coronavirus. Currently, sending money from Airtel to Airtel is free for a…
Stanbic Uganda has announced its 2019 annual results highlighting the key performance achievements. The Chief Executive of Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited, Patrick Mweheire said, “We delivered another great performance and were able to improve on all our key performance goals. We grew our deposits by 21% as more customers trusted us with their money and our loans & advances grew by 14% by – availing UGX 344 billion of new credit to key sectors of the economy such as manufacturing, agriculture and personal lending – where we provided more than 40% of new lending.” He further added, “Our revenues grew…
Uganda has confirmed 5 more cases of Covid19 (Corona-virus) , bringing the total number in the country to 15. The Director General Health Services at the Ministry of Health made the announcement on Wednesday. Among the new cases, he said, is an 8 month baby, whose father is believed to have infected him. The father, Mwebesa says, had traveled to Kisumu in Kenya. The baby was rushed to Iganga Hospital with severe flu and difficulty in breathing, and upon being tested, he turned out positive. According to the DG, Uganda also recorded its first case involving a Ugandan that hasn’t…
The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus, Clarence House has confirmed. Prince Charles, 71, is displaying mild symptoms “but otherwise remains in good health”, a spokesman said. The Duchess of Cornwall, 72, has also been tested but does not have the virus. Clarence House said Charles and Camilla were now self-isolating at Balmoral, adding the prince “has been working at home throughout the last few days”. An official statement read: “In accordance with government and medical advice, the prince and the duchess are now self-isolating at home in Scotland. “The tests were carried out by the NHS in…
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has suspended “primate tourism and research in all the protected areas until April 30, 2020” to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. The development comes after Uganda closed the airport and its borders as part of the measures rolled out to halt the spread of the virus. UWA Executive Director Sam Mwandha said in a statement on Wednesday morning that “filming of primates has been suspended until April 30, 2020” and that “trackers will be provided with necessary PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to avoid passing on any possible infection to primates.” Nine cases of Coronavirus have so…
Seven people who were at the weekends placed under quarantine at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital after presenting signs and symptoms similar to those of coronavirus have tested negative. Dr Stuart Musisi, the district health officer, said the results of blood samples which they took to Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) Entebbe have ruled out COVID-19. “We have received results of the seven people isolated at our centre and they have all tested negative for COVID-19 but we are still holding them as we continue to monitor their condition,” Dr Musisi said. The quarantined people, all Ugandan nationals-three men and four…
Member of Parliament Mohammad Nsereko has called on government to suspend monthly payable obligations, utility bills and initiate partial release of National Social Security Fund to contributors to counterbalance the adverse economic effects of COVID-19. The legislator said President Yoweri Museveni and Ministry of Health officials have so far done a great job but for the guidelines to be effectively implemented, drastic socioeconomic steps needs to be swiftly taken. “Suspend payment of rent and evictions. This can be done by His Excellence the President signing into law the landlord and tenant bill that parliament passed. This shall in effect cover…